But there was distraction. Michael Wolf. For more on George Byrne's work, visit georgebyrne.com or follow him on Instagram @george_byrne . The motivation and determination that helped Byrne build his career as an artist and gallery owner is still present to this day. Artist Profile caught up with the artist while he was in Sydney for his show ‘Post Truth’ at Olsen Gallery. Martin Klimas. Blue skies, bold lines and the ethereal LA light are what Australian artist George Byrne captures so uniquely. I feel as though for the past five years I’ve been following a trail of breadcrumbs. Their work was featured in numerous exhibitions at key galleries and museums, including … So to be able to re-appropriate this rather terrifying concept into something creative and positive has been an interesting challenge. Judith Pugh, By I also think part of the conversation I’m having is with photography itself – born a medium for truth telling and documentary, yet with technology this is no longer the case. Post Truth documents Byrne's explorations and examination of his new surroundings. Australian-born, LA artist, George Byrne release his first book Post Truth, a monograph of work about the urban landscape of Los Angeles, releasing in October 2020. What are some of the key differences you’ve experienced working in LA opposed to Sydney? Art Zealous' Caitlin Confort sits down with artist George Byrne to discuss his photography practice, his collaborations with Soho House, and his newest exhibition at Olsen Gruin, Exit Vision. The pictures in this show are perhaps a little more reduced and elemental than my previous works as I’m really looking to see what the landsapes themselves say without a human narrative in them. George Byrne. It was a light bulb moment. _continue reading _view online (external link) Related exhibition: George Byrne Exit Vision The Gerard Byrne Studio brings Byrne’s work to the public in carefully curated, imaginative exhibitions, which are well regarded and highly respected by art critics, collectors and curators. Byrne started using Instagram as a visual scrapbook in 2013, his gallery (@george_byrne) has evolved to become an important and popular extension of his broader art practice. Your process for this series involved extracting photographic material from multiple images to assemble new semi-fictional landscapes from multiple perspectives, like a cubist painting. Color Photography. George Byrne creates large-scale photographs that depict everyday surfaces and landscapes as painterly abstractions. When the Australian-born, Los Angeles-based photographer George Byrne agrees to show me his favourite spots on the hip Eastside of town, I have no idea that one of them will be the inside of his royal-blue Chevy truck. Jeffrey Milstein. 134.9k Followers, 1,366 Following, 531 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from George Byrne (@george_byrne) Katrin Korfmann. Overview. I first started experimenting with photo-collage by accident – I was messing around in Photoshop and accidently discovered this tool that let me mix two pictures together. Documentary Photography. That probably drives much of my photographic investigation. The exhibition is curated by Margot Ross. He creates abstractions from photos of fragments of local buildings – some iconic (the Hollywood Palladium) and some a bit less so (the 99 Cents Only store in Silver Lake). Find the song lyrics for George Byrne - Top Tracks. LA based artist George Byrne takes us on a day in the life of his creative process. Borrowing from the clean, vivid clarity of modernist painting, he references the New Topographics photography movement via a subject matter firmly entrenched in the urban everyday. LA-based Australian artist George Byrne creates photographic abstractions of urban geometry. Aug 17, 2018. George Byrne creates large-scale photographs that depict everyday surfaces and landscapes as painterly abstractions. Artwork courtesy of George Byrne Artists with deep roots in Los Angeles including David Hockney, Ed Ruscha, and fellow members of the “Cool School” were beacons of inspiration as you looked at the city from afar in your native Syndey, Australia and whilst studying at Sydney College Of The Arts. Anthony Redpath. The scholar Thomas Jessen Adams, in an article for Overland, draws an apt line of connection between Cameron Hayes’s paintings and the open-ended dystopias of Breughel. In LA I’m an alien in an alien landscape. We asked George Byrne himself, the artist internationally recognized for his iconic, large-scale photographs that depict urban landscapes and surfaces as painterly abstractions, to guide us through his love of collecting art. David Leventi. Borrowing from the clean, vivid clarity of modernist painting, he also references the New Topographics photography movement via a subject matter firmly entrenched in the urban everyday. Yeah it was something I realised was happening by accident really. I like to say that the ‘Post Truth’ images are ‘based on a true story but open to interpretation’. George Byrne is a down-to-earth and talented artist who creates dreamy depictions of landscapes and urban jungles. Jan 2016. Hours: Open Tuesday-Saturday, 11am - 5pm by appointment only. From the very start I was a bit obsessed with finding balance through line and form (color came later) and training my lens on things that were not inherently beautiful or interesting and trying to spin them into something more. Post Truth Exhibition + Book launch by George Byrne. My new work inhabits that strange space. Internationally recognized for his iconic large-scale photographs that depict urban landscapes and surfaces as painterly abstractions, Byrne is celebrating the release of his debut monograph - POST TRUTH - with an exhibition of images spanning 2015-2020. In May this year we lost a precious thing. The New York-based painter Patricia Treib, and German photographer Andreas Gursky. Followers 331. George Byrne works | Olsen Gallery Sydney Australia. Moving to LA nine years ago was when I found my palette. Who have you been influenced by in this series? I think by putting myself in different situations I’ve learned new ways of seeing. Hours: Open Tuesday-Saturday, 11am - 5pm by appointment only. I bought a WHAM! George Byrne has an eye for recognizing the formal visual patterns of everyday life. Artist George Byrne on his favourite things to do in Los Angeles. California Art.
, the Australian artist documents the past five years of his life in L.A. with a series of captivating if not melancholy abstract street scenes depicting the lonely corners of the sprawling metropolis. But here we are, buckling our seatbelts, as the sun beams down. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on Shazam! Finding beauty in the ordinary, in the forlorn, in the forgotten corners, and creating brighter still life moments of everyday scenes. But we live in a world where there is no longer a universally accepted truth. I first took thousands of iPhone pictures, lots of trial and error, but the evolution of my work to what’s happening right now has been very organic. Louella Hayes, By Following. This may sound kind of odd, but from a very young age I have consciously marveled at the miracle of my own eyesight. George Byrne attended the Sydney College Of The Arts, travelled extensively, before settling in Los Angeles in 2011 – where he now lives and works. What’s next?! Artist You Need to Know: George Byrne Art Zealous Caitlin Confort September 4, 2019 . How has this experience of travel shaped your practice? The photographs in your new series ‘Post Truth’ inhabit the subliminal space between reality and fiction, alluding to our present age where the concept of truth is elusive. His large-scale photographs depict the beauty behind the everyday mundane. Marking the Bend in the Track 2 (2020) is a new watercolour work on the program in ‘From the Mountain to the Sky: Guy Warren... By Menu. I finally made a fancy art book! Works by George Byrne OLSEN Gallery Sydney is a Bi-level gallery featuring works by acclaimed & emerging artists, Australian, international, indigenous and associated, including John Olsen. 277,200 songs 80,900 artists 104,600. episodes, movies and gamesThe Internet’s best source for music from TV and movies since 2005. LA-based Australian artist George Byrne creates photographic abstractions of urban geometry. George Byrne is an Australian artist whose work pays homage to Los Angeles. Contemporary Photography. domicile (n.) is pleased to present its inaugural exhibition & book launch by Los Angeles artist George Byrne. Works for sale (53) Notable Works. Some of George Byrne's most popular songs include Already There, which was featured in the Virgin River soundtruck, and Paralysed, ... Find a movie, TV show or artist. Even though I’ve been there almost ten years, I still find the place strange and fascinating in distinct ways. Lucy Hawthorne, By STARTING MY COLLECTION. What steps led you to develop this distinctive visual language? Through his cubist approach to form and line, Byrne reassembles the American cityscape into ascetic compilations of colour and shape. Artist Profile, By George Byrne is a Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1976. George Byrne Studio is thrilled to announce Post Truth, a monograph of work developed by the Australian artist while exploring his new home, the urban landscape of Los Angeles, releasing late October, 2020. There’s an uncanny sense of desertion in these silent scenes, as if the streets have been emptied – and yet you incorporate hints of habitation: a parked car, a green traffic light, inflated balloons or an open sign. Post Truth Exhibition + Book launch by George Byrne I was finding the humans in the pictures a little distracting, so I stopped looking out for them. I’ve loved the simple mindless pleasure of looking at objects and color and how those things intersect and interact. Picking up a camera thus came naturally, without any other motivation in mind – all I was trying to do was just record and replicate the beautiful stuff I was seeing everywhere. George Byrne. George Byrne. I am, though, very much looking forward to spending more time in Sydney and getting the chance to explore again. Presales are available now at georgebyrne.com/shop. Joshua Jensen-Nagle. “After five solid years of exhibiting, I had the chance to step back and see my work through a prism of longer-term ideas. Marian Crawford, By They become, in your own words, ‘creations as much as they are observations’. Art Zealous contributor Alexandra Fanning talks with Australian photographer George Byrne about the artist’s new home environment and muse for his first monograph, Los Angeles. Artist Profile caught up with the artist while he was in Sydney for his show ‘Post Truth’ at Olsen Gallery. View all works. The exhibition will be by appointment only from October 29th through December 2020, with signed limited edition books also for sale. In terms of a visual language, when I look back at all the pictures I’ve taken since I was a kid, there’s definitely a through line. You grew up in Sydney – graduating from the Sydney College of the Arts in 2001 – before travelling extensively and settling in Los Angeles in 2011. . The image titled Post Truth (2018) in this exhibition is a photo collage comprising both Sydney (Bondi) and a few LA locations. When: Until March 31, 2021 I’m interested in why you omit the human subject in such a densely manmade landscape? In his adopted home town of Los Angeles, he wanders the city capturing photographic compositions that mimic the visual languages of Modernist abstract art. Where: domicile (n.): 4859 Fountain Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029. Stylistically, the photographs are rendered with a kind of magical realism, distilling the urban landscape into surreal vignettes of colour, shape and line. poster back in ’88 that I considered a piece of art at the time! domicile (n.) is pleased to present its inaugural exhibition & book launch by Los Angeles artist George Byrne. Erin McFadyen, Clarice Beckett: Power in the Present Moment. By appointment: https://georgebyrne.as.me/ or info@curatedbymargot.com Whether he’s working on a photo series for an exhibition, printing work for private clients, or admiring YouTube clips of Siberian Tigers, Byrne … How does this act of intervention relate to your overall ideas? I have this animation project I’m working on and an exhibition in New York in September, so I better get cracking! George Byrne is a songwriter from Sydney Australia. He has exhibited internationally in Italy, India, Australia, Los Angeles and New York. There are literally different versions of reality being pitched depending on which news feed you’re aligned with. The book is signed / editioned … I find the making of these images is extremely difficult; I’m setting a high bar for myself. When the Australian-born, Los Angeles-based photographer George Byrne agrees to show me his favourite spots on the hip Eastside of town, I have no idea that one of them will be the inside of his royal-blue Chevy truck. Artist George Byrne on his favourite things to do in Los Angeles. I’m not interested in repeating myself, so a part of my artistic evolution is avoiding walking where I’ve walked before, and having the freedom to employ a more expressive input into the images themselves. There are really big variances in the light and landscape, but probably the biggest difference when working is my headspace. Jill Greenberg. 1976. Artist Profile, By George Byrne was born in Sydney, Australia in 1976 and graduated from Sydney College of the Arts in 2001. I then applied these refines skills to my film photography practice. Through his cubist approach to form and line, Byrne reassembles the American cityscape into ascetic compilations of colour and shape. Two significant public art... It’s a studio visit like no other. Find the latest shows, biography, and artworks for sale by George Byrne International shipping is free. I sort of cut my teeth photographically by traveling to far-off places and taking lots of photos. Check out George's photographers, playing with different colors and shapes. Follow. 63 Jersey Road Woollahra Having released his debut EP Iron Skies in 2005, George has since had a busy year supporting such acts as The Church, Missy Higgins, Lior, Katie Melua, Thirsty Merc, Alex Lloyd, Epicure, Dan Brodie, Old Man River and Jen Cloher. Rose Byrne stars in the upcoming film Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, out May 14. George Byrne creates large-scale photographs that depict everyday surfaces and landscapes as painterly abstractions. Michael Kenna. My first two solo shows in my early twenties were based on my travels in India and Italy. This benefited me (as an artist 5 years ago with absolutely no money), as I was suddenly able take thousands of photos and practice what I was doing + get real time feedback and validation at the same time, for free. Barbara Cole. I wasn’t consciously mirroring or mimicking the present state of affairs, but perhaps there was something subliminal going on. Exhibition through April 23, 2021 Although now based in Melbourne, I spent my childhood on the Central Pacific Ocean island Banaba, part of the nation of Kiribati. George Byrne creates large-scale photographs that depict everyday surfaces and landscapes as painterly abstractions. It’s hard to say exactly, but I’m sure all the traveling played a big part in how I approach things creatively. Skip to end of content Blue Awning With Pink, 2017 ... Los Angeles Artists. Peach Wall #2 2018 © George Byrne Image size with border: Large 47.5 x 58.75 inches Medium 33.75 x 41.25 inches Small 27.5 x 33.75 inches archival pigment print 56551 Bio Australian, b. Kim Keever. On view will be 18 photographs that trace the artist’s evolution from more conventional anti-landscapes, to the assemblage based images of recent years. As I went from dramatic image to exhilarating abstract whirls of colour, my eye kept going to two small paintings hanging... HOTA Gallery’s inaugural exhibition, ‘Solid Gold: Artists from Paradise,’ and its first public opening, take place this week in Surfers Paradise. Every time I think I may have resolved things, another door swings open and I keep going. Oct 17, 2019 - Explore Cheree Cassidy's board )